Only a few days to go until the highlight of the year: From November 1 to 3, 2024, the entire world of aircraft, cars, trucks and Ship modeling, model railroads and steam engines, plastic and cardboard model making will meet in Friedrichshafen on an incredible 70,000 m². This event is the ...more

From Friday to Sunday the Model Railway Forum will take place. It offers trade fair visitors the opportunity to find out about outstanding new products and developments. During the entire opening hours of the fair, the forum offers high-quality information on the subject of model ...more

Passion IIm is a modular layout that represents an imaginary metric line and imaginary railroad companies. The rolling stock consists mostly of LGB models that have received new paint jobs. The weathering gives a realistic impression. The modular concept allows countless possibilities to ...more

The layout (epochs 1 and 2) with 3 stations has a curve radius of 2.4 m. The background is a half relief, a whole relief and the matching platforms with brick, gravel and asphalt. The background and indirect lighting make it look like an aquarium. The steam locomotives from KM-1, Kiss and ...more

The layout shows itself as a large oval with a 2-track line on which long trains with multiple traction typical for America also make their rounds. One plant side is dominated by huge rocks in a desert landscape. The route crosses a mountain cut on classic trestle bridges. On the other ...more

The layout represents an Italian double track railroad line. It does not reproduce an existing stretch of road, but represents several elements typical of the Italian landscape. It consists of the transit of many classic Italian trains from Era III to the present day, including some ...more

The motif is built without a prototype and is a double track fully electrified main line with branching branch lines. The vehicles are from epochs III to VI. Steam and ICE operation is thus possible. The main emphasis was placed on III and IV. Tillig model track was used as the track ...more

The layout is digitally controlled and managed via a Traincontroller timetable. All vehicles are equipped with sound, as well as interior lighting and other details. The great pride of the club are the modules with prototypical motifs of the east ramp of the Arlberg line. This impressively ...more

During the Int. Model Railroad Exhibition Friedrichshafen, Z-Freunde International will present several Z-scale model railroad layouts worth seeing from many different builders. The Z-Friends will be happy to answer questions and provide information.

After the successful re-launch of the Faszination Modellbau with Echtdampf-Hallentreffen last year, we are pleased to announce the IMA - Int. Modellbahn-Ausstellung, Faszination Modellbau and Echtdampf-Hallentreffen mega event from November 4 to 6, 2022 at the bright and friendly ...more

It is easy to be impressed by the intricacy of these mechanical masterpieces of yesteryear: elegant locomotives and proud traction engines show off their prowess in small format as they wind their way around the world's largest 5 inch and 7¼ inch model railway layout in Halls B2 and B3 at ...more

Participants from several countries let it steam on this podium facility with a circuit of about 200 meters. Next to the line, not only meadows, but also forests, villages and stations are created. Thus, all kinds of locomotives on 45mm gauge run on the module layout in a beautiful ...more

The locomobiles represent an extra class at the Echtdampf-Hallentreffen, have rarity value and their presentation is a real classic. You can discover special specimens and ride along. The steam-powered road vehicles drive their parades of rarities with us, the drivers of course in ...more

Beautiful ocean liners, pinnaces, stern-wheelers and paddle steamers will be exhibited on platforms in Ship modeling Hall A6, and some will also be launched in the 400m² water basin. Even in the model, the ships fascinate the audience and the viewer may see before him the huge and ...more